श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
ततः कदाचिद्गिरिकाननान्ते ।
विचित्रपत्रान्वितवृक्षकीर्णे
चचार नानामृगपक्षियुक्ते ।
कुर्वन् विहारं पथि चोलराजः ॥
The Sadguru said:
Then, once upon a time, the Chola king was wandering for sport along a path at the edge of a mountain forest, which was dense with trees having variegated leaves and filled with various beasts and birds.
śrīsadgururuvāca
tataḥ kadācidgirikānanānte
vicitrapatrānvitavṛkṣakīrṇe
cacāra nānāmṛgapakṣiyukte
kurvan vihāraṃ pathi colarājaḥ
ततः · tataḥ — then
कदाचित् · kadācit — once
गिरिकाननान्ते · girikānanānte — at the edge of the mountain forest
विचित्रपत्रान्वितवृक्षकीर्णे · vicitrapatrānvitavṛkṣakīrṇe — filled with trees having variegated leaves
चचार · cacāra — wandered
नानामृगपक्षियुक्ते · nānāmṛgapakṣiyukte — teeming with various beasts and birds
कुर्वन् · kurvan — doing
विहारम् · vihāram — sport/pastime
पथि · pathi — on the path
चोलराजः · colarājaḥ — the Chola king
ततः कदाचित् चोलराजः गिरिकाननान्ते विचित्रपत्रान्वितवृक्षकीर्णे नानामृगपक्षियुक्ते पथि विहारं कुर्वन् चचार।
then · once · at the edge of the mountain forest · filled with trees having variegated leaves · wandered · teeming with various beasts and birds · doing · sport/pastime · on the path · the Chola king
This verse sets the scene for the divine manifestation by introducing the Chola king, whose wanderings in the forest serve as the catalyst for the discovery of the sacred site.
